Physics of Defeat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Game The Physics of Defeat: From the Immortal Game to Waterloo By Bopa Observer of the Pao I am sitting in Simpson’s Divan, 101 Strand, London. The year is 1886. The cigar smoke is thick enough to chew, hanging over mahogany tables where serious men play serious chess. I am reviewing a game played here thirty-five years ago. They call it “The Immortal…


















